Beyond podcasting: creative approaches to designing educational audio

dc.creator	Andrew Middleton
dc.date	2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:59Z
dc.identifier	10.3402/rlt.v17i2.10871
dc.identifier	2156-7069
dc.identifier	2156-7077
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c481f84f25f64be693ef82a713260198
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18780
dc.description	This paper discusses a university-wide pilot designed to encourage academics to creatively explore learner-centred applications for digital audio. Participation in the pilot was diverse in terms of technical competence, confidence and contextual requirements and there was little prior experience of working with digital audio. Many innovative approaches were taken to using audio in a blended context including student-generated vox pops, audio feedback models, audio conversations and task-setting. A podcast was central to the pilot itself, providing a common space for the 25 participants, who were also supported by materials in several other formats. An analysis of podcast interviews involving pilot participants provided the data informing this case study. This paper concludes that audio has the potential to promote academic creativity in engaging students through media intervention. However, institutional scalability is dependent upon the availability of suitable timely support mechanisms that can address the lack of technical confidence evident in many staff. If that is in place, audio can be widely adopted by anyone seeking to add a new layer of presence and connectivity through the use of voice.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10871
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Research in Learning Technology, Vol 17, Iss 2 (2009)
dc.subject	podcasting
dc.subject	digital audio
dc.subject	transformation
dc.subject	creativity
dc.subject	innovation
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Beyond podcasting: creative approaches to designing educational audio
dc.type	article